<img alt="" sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]b074286c-3508-6632-bc71-ff00006b1634" src="http://www.gehl.com/images/default-source/News/40-years-thumb.jpg?sfvrsn=0.8173103851731867" title="40 Years Thumb" class="img-left" />Gehl Company (today Manitou Americas, Inc.), a leading manufacturer of compact earthmoving and material handling equipment, began designing and manufacturing its own line of skid loaders.